Activists burn effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani during a protest against agricultural reforms. Photo: AFP Activists burn effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani during a protest against agricultural reforms. Photo: AFP
Activists burn effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani during a protest against agricultural reforms. Photo: AFP
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Why Indian billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani were targeted in protests over Modi’s farm laws

  • Protesting farmers say PM Narendra Modi’s agricultural reforms will remove state support and allow the billionaires to enter farming – which they deny
  • The protests have revived the debate on the cosy relationship between Modi and the tycoons, whose combined fortunes rose by US$41 billion last year

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Updated: 5:05pm, 17 Jan, 2021

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Activists burn effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani during a protest against agricultural reforms. Photo: AFP Activists burn effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani during a protest against agricultural reforms. Photo: AFP
Activists burn effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani during a protest against agricultural reforms. Photo: AFP
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